Bear Bachmeier rushed for two touchdowns — one to tie the game with 19 seconds left in regulation and the other to give the Cougars the lead in the second overtime — and the BYU defense got a fourth-down stop to end a messy but beautiful 33-27 victory at Arizona.

The Cougars jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter but the Wildcats cut the deficit to 14-7 heading into the second quarter. The game was delayed more than an hour due to lightning strikes in the Tucson area, and Arizona took advantage to surge to a 17-14 halftime lead.

The Wildcats led 24-14 entering the fourth quarter but Bachmeier engineered two key drives, one resulting in a Will Ferrin field goal and the other a 2-yard run to force overtime.

Both teams knocked in field goals in the first overtime session. Bachmeier scored on a 7-yard run for the 33-27 lead but the Cougars failed on the two-point conversion attempt.

Arizona penetrated to the BYU 10-yard line on its second overtime possession but on 4th and 6, Noah Fifita’s pass to the end zone was incomplete and the Cougars survived to go 6-0 overall, 3-0 in the Big 12.

LJ Martin ran for a career-high 162 yards on 25 carries and scored a touchdown for BYU. Fifita finished 25 of 45 for 219 yards, two touchdowns and one interception for Arizona (4-2, 2-2).

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